Don Blames Non-Proficiency In English Language For High Unemployment Rate

[Shola Sholaz]

Irked by the rising spate of graduate unemploy-ment in the country, Chief Lecturer at the Department of Languages, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, Mr. Benjamin Osasona, has blamed lack of English language proficiency as one of the major factors contributing to graduate unemployment in the country.
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Speaking at the 5th Inaugural Lecture Series 2013 of the college, Osasuna lamented that the employability skills of fresh graduates from the nation's universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have constantly received considerable attention in recent times, noting that unless urgent steps are taken, the future is bleak.
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He said: "The employability skills of fresh graduates from the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education have constantly received considerable attention in recent times.
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This is often attributed to lack of English language proficiency that has been cited as one of the major factors that contribute to graduate unemployment (Sharif, 2005). Jawhar (2002) observes that in the private sector, graduates are becoming unemployable as a result of lack of proficiency in the English language.

[Folami David]

I don't think that is the case. Even with the English language Nigerians, there is still no job! Too bad